The Furniture Practice
London Borough of Islington, United Kingdom
March 2023
Furniture
Wholesale/Retail
Australia,
Austria,
Belarus,
Belgium,
Bulgaria,
Canada,
Croatia (Hrvatska),
Czech Republic,
Denmark,
Estonia,
Finland,
France,
Germany,
Greece,
Guernsey and Alderney,
Hong Kong S.A.R.,
Hungary,
Iceland,
India,
Indonesia,
Ireland,
Israel,
Italy,
Japan,
Jersey,
Jordan,
Kenya,
Lithuania,
Luxembourg,
Malaysia,
Man (Isle of),
Monaco,
Netherlands The,
Norway,
Philippines,
Poland,
Portugal,
Romania,
San Marino,
Saudi Arabia,
Singapore,
Slovakia,
South Africa,
South Korea,
Spain,
Sweden,
Switzerland,
Thailand,
Turkey,
Ukraine,
United Arab Emirates,
United Kingdom,
United States
The Furniture Practice is an international furniture specialist, collaborating with businesses, designers and property professionals to deliver complex projects anywhere in the world. With teams across the UK, Europe and the US, TFP's services encompass all parts of the furniture process, from consultancy and procurement to delivery, installation and aftercare, helping clients develop spaces that support business goals and are better for people and the planet. TFP's independence and 25 years of project experience give clients and designers unrivalled access to product at the best value and the confidence that projects will be delivered on time and within budget. With dedicated departments specialising in workplace, build to rent and co-living, hospitality and education, TFP draws on the team's combined expertise and product knowledge to help create futureproofed spaces that blend seamlessly with how people live and work today. TFP is committed to improving the sustainability performance of furniture projects and helping to drive positive change in the furniture industry through collaboration, innovation and sharing 'best practice'. TFP has joined the Race to Zero and the company's impact goals include climate neutrality across operation by 2025 and net zero carbon by 2040.
Overall B Impact Score
Governance 15.6
Governance evaluates a company's overall mission, engagement around its social/environmental impact, ethics, and transparency. This section also evaluates the ability of a company to protect their mission and formally consider stakeholders in decision making through their corporate structure (e.g. benefit corporation) or corporate governing documents.
What is this? A company with an Impact Business Model is intentionally designed to create a specific positive outcome for one of its stakeholders - such as workers, community, environment, or customers.
Governance 15.6
Governance evaluates a company's overall mission, engagement around its social/environmental impact, ethics, and transparency. This section also evaluates the ability of a company to protect their mission and formally consider stakeholders in decision making through their corporate structure (e.g. benefit corporation) or corporate governing documents.
What is this? A company with an Impact Business Model is intentionally designed to create a specific positive outcome for one of its stakeholders - such as workers, community, environment, or customers.
Workers 24.5
Workers evaluates a company’s contributions to its employees’ financial security, health & safety, wellness, career development, and engagement & satisfaction. In addition, this section recognizes business models designed to benefit workers, such as companies that are at least 40% owned by non-executive employees and those that have workforce development programs to support individuals with barriers to employment.
Community 20.4
Community evaluates a company’s engagement with and impact on the communities in which it operates, hires from, and sources from. Topics include diversity, equity & inclusion, economic impact, civic engagement, charitable giving, and supply chain management. In addition, this section recognizes business models that are designed to address specific community-oriented problems, such as poverty alleviation through fair trade sourcing or distribution via microenterprises, producer cooperative models, locally focused economic development, and formal charitable giving commitments.
Environment 21.9
Environment evaluates a company’s overall environmental management practices as well as its impact on the air, climate, water, land, and biodiversity. This includes the direct impact of a company’s operations and, when applicable its supply chain and distribution channels. This section also recognizes companies with environmentally innovative production processes and those that sell products or services that have a positive environmental impact. Some examples might include products and services that create renewable energy, reduce consumption or waste, conserve land or wildlife, provide less toxic alternatives to the market, or educate people about environmental problems.
Customers 2.4
Customers evaluates a company’s stewardship of its customers through the quality of its products and services, ethical marketing, data privacy and security, and feedback channels. In addition, this section recognizes products or services that are designed to address a particular social problem for or through its customers, such as health or educational products, arts & media products, serving underserved customers/clients, and services that improve the social impact of other businesses or organizations.